Advanced Disposal is looking to make a certain colony of gopher tortoises famous in an effort to bring awareness to the federally-protected species. The environmental services company today released its documentary-style film "Relocating the Gopher Tortoise at Turkey Trot Landfill."

In a press release, the FWC asked the public to learn the difference between tortoises, which are usually land animals that uses its strong forelimbs to dig burrows, and sea turtles, which are primarily marine creatures that with feet adapted to swimming.

“Gopher tortoises have toes, with claws on each toe, while Sea turtles have flippers with only one or two claws present on each foreflipper. Proper identification can be achieved without handling the animals,” the FWC noted.

It is the gopher tortoise's proximity to the water, in dunes that line Florida beaches, that has confused many into thinking that the animal is a beached turtle that needs to get back to the water to survive, according to wildlife officials.

All five species of sea turtles in Florida are protected by the Endangered Species Act, and the Gopher tortoise is protected by state law. In fact, Florida has a Gopher Tortoise Management Plan in place since 2007, when the reptile was first classified as threatened, in an attempt to combat the population’s steady decline. When the plan was updated in 2012, incentives were added to ensure the tortoises were relocated properly.

Tortoises and sea turtles are both reptiles in the superorder chelonia, a category that also includes terrapins. In the United States, the word 'turtle' is used as a catch-all for all species of chelonians.